Pat Roberts: “All trade agreements are over-criticized. All trade agreements are oversold. But, they are absolutely essential.”

Unions and collective bargaining helped create in our country the middle class and helped millions of families become economically secure today.

But short-term, for goodness' sake, do not, in this business of playing your cards of trying to get a better deal for the United States or a better trade situation, do not do so at the expense of American agriculture, which is going…

It is an honor to be here today in support of my Kansas friend and colleague Mike Pompeo as the President's nominee for Secretary of State.

I continue to hear in farm country the dire need to expand and explore new markets.